Kate Hawkesby: I fear the vaping epidemic horse has bolted

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · May 16, 2023 · 3m

The vaping epidemic in this country really grinds my gears, because it was all so avoidable.

We let the horse bolt, for years, and then sat on our hands until it well and truly took hold, until every school in the country, alongside thousands of parents, were all crying out for legislation and restrictions around it – until we took it seriously.

And then we set up endless committees, reviews, and inquiries around it – only to tell us what we already knew – it was a major problem.

I was reading yesterday about a kid who started vaping at 6. She’s now 12, she said she started vaping at 6 for…